‘Burnt,’ ‘Crisis’ add to pileup of flops at the box office

‘Burnt,’ ‘Crisis’ add to pileup of flops at the box office

NEW YORK

Sandra Bullock’s political satire “Our Brand Is Crisis” and Bradley Cooper’s chef drama “Burnt” added to a pileup of flops at the box office, where new wide releases have gone a startling 0-for-9 in the last two weeks.

After five movies failed to draw moviegoers last week, Hollywood whiffed again over the Halloween weekend as four new movies went largely ignored in favor of trick-or-treating. The “60 Minutes II” scandal drama “Truth,” with Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford, expanding nationwide, and the horror comedy “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” added to a plague of empty theaters.

Here are the figures for the top-five results: “The Martian,” $11.4 million, first place; “Goosebumps,” $10.2 million, second; “Bridge of Spies,” $8.1 million, third place; “Hotel Transylvania 2,” $5.8 million, fourth; and “Burnt,” $5 million, fifth place.

Actor, former Sen. Fred Thompson dead at 73

NASHVILLE, TENN.

Fred Thompson, a folksy former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who appeared in feature films and television including a role on “Law & Order,” died Sunday, his family said.

He was 73.

Thompson, at 6-foot-6 with a booming voice, appeared in at least 20 motion pictures. His credits include “In the Line of Fire,” “The Hunt for Red October,” “Die Hard II” and “Cape Fear.” By the early 1990s, Thompson said he had become bored with his 10-year stint in Hollywood and wanted to go into public service.

That’s when he headed back to Nashville and launched his Senate campaign.

The family statement said Thompson died Sunday in Nashville after a recurrence of lymphoma. It added he was surrounded by his family.

Associated Press